Aw man. I had even typed out STU at one point thinking that would be the letter string used. But because I was assuming it would be used further in the word and was pronouncing it differently, I once again overlook the obvious.

Bah! Two 50/50/90s: Erased Poland in favor of Latvia, then changed my initial response of Naples, thinking that "Two Sicilies" would refer to two different governments both on Sicily. Since I knew that Syracuse had been a Greek province way back when, I thought that maybe it would have remained separate from the Kingdom of Sicily. Bah again.

I answered Jonathan Lippe on the Most Interesting Man in the World because I couldn't remember what Gold... name he currently uses; Lippe (his stepfather's name) is what he used early in his career (I've seen him credited as Lippe on Gunsmoke and Bonanza multiple times). Hope that's okay.

I answered Jonathan Lippe on the Most Interesting Man in the World because I couldn't remember what Gold... name he currently uses; Lippe (his stepfather's name) is what he used early in his career (I've seen him credited as Lippe on Gunsmoke and Bonanza multiple times). Hope that's okay.

Overthought the "unpleasant situation" clue and couldn't come up with "hot potato", which incidentally is one of my favourite of Bill Cullen's game shows. Underrated Family Feud clone that was a fun half-hour in the early '80s.

We drove through Pilzen on our way to Prague some 5 years ago (time flies) but didn't get to stop at the brewery. From Prague I brought back a couple of (empty) bottles of Czech Budweiser for beer loving friends.